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title: Microsoft Edge - Address bar group policies
description: Microsoft Edge, by default, shows a list of search suggestions in the address bar. You can minimize network connections from Microsoft Edge to Microsoft services, hiding the functionality of the Address bar drop-down list.
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ms.date: 10/02/2018
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# Address bar 

> [!NOTE]
> You've reached the documentation for Microsoft Edge version 45 and earlier. To see the documentation for Microsoft Edge version 77 or later, go to the [Microsoft Edge documentation landing page](https://docs.microsoft.com/DeployEdge/).

Microsoft Edge, by default, shows a list of search suggestions in the address bar. You can minimize network connections from Microsoft Edge to Microsoft services by hiding the functionality of the Address bar drop-down list.

You can find the Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings in the following location of the Group Policy Editor unless otherwise noted in the policy:

      **Computer Configuration\\Administrative Templates\\Windows Components\\Microsoft Edge\\**



## Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
[!INCLUDE [allow-address-bar-suggestions-include.md](../includes/allow-address-bar-suggestions-include.md)]

## Configure search suggestions in Address bar
[!INCLUDE [configure-search-suggestions-address-bar-include.md](../includes/configure-search-suggestions-address-bar-include.md)]